Tau Sigma National Honor Society

What is Tau Sigma?

Tau Sigma is an academic honor society designed specifically to recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students.  Other than academic recognition, Tau Sigma offers early involvement opportunities,  opportunity to assume leadership positions, opportunity for assimilation into the student population, increased visibility of current transfer students, and enhanced reputation of current transfer students.  

Membership Requirements

Those eligible for membership are students who transfer to a four-year college or university with at least one full year's academic credits; obtain at least a 3.5/4.0 or rank among the top 20% of all new transfer students in the first term at the institution to which they transferred; and obtain this GPA or rank while taking a normal course load leading to a bachelor's degree.  Life-time membership is conferred upon induction (although attendance at the induction is not required)  and maintaining the grade-point average needed for initial eligibility is not required.

What Do We Do?

As a member of Tau Sigma, you will be presented with the opportunity to get involved at Auburn University and in the community.  Tau Sigma has been involved in several campus wide activities including Transfer Day, Successfully Orienting Students (S.O.S.) Day, and a mentoring program for all new transfer students.  Tau Sigma has also been an active organization in the community as well by decorating and participating in the Atria Prom (Senior Citizens Prom), sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt for underprivileged children, and several other service projects.  In addition to these service projects mentioned, Tau also offers activities solely for its members such as a Social each semester and intramural sports teams.